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		tomrod on March 23, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Accenture would cut 19,000 jobs You're thinking management consulting, like Bain or McKinsey. Accenture is a body shop. They put butts in seats for IT service contracts, typically for the lowest price point for clients.

orthoxerox on March 23, 2023 [–]

Accenture does management consulting as well.

tomrod on March 23, 2023 | [–]

While true, in my understanding they aren't the best-in-class for their management consulting, and the bulk of the labor is in body shop.

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